Tie rack and cover



E. O. GOLDSMITH.

TIE RACK AND COVER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 9, 192x.

Patented Aug. 1, 1922.

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E. 0. GOLDSMITH.

TIE RACK AND COVER.

APPLICATION FlLED NOV. 9, 1921.

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TIE BACK AND COVER.

Application filed November 9, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMANUEL O. (loan- SMITH, a. citizen of the United States, residing at Memphis, in the county of Shelby and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tie Racks and Covers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make. and use the same.

The present invention relates to improvements in tie racks for use in holding on display numbers of neckties or the like mcr chandise in stores, and for providing for the folding of such merchandise and the supports therefor into a compact space where a cover, also associated with the device, may be made to enclose the articles to prevent the settling of dust and foreign nutter thereon.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a. rack of this character in which the supporting arms for the ties are hinged to swing upwardly against a standard by which they are carried by a simply operated mechanism within the standard, which standard also houses the covering for the ties.

A further object of the invention resides in providing an improved rack of this general character in which the parts are so arranged and disposed as to accommodate large numbers of ties and to hold them in positions best adapted for inspection by prospective customers, but which will permit of the folding of the device after store hours and also the transportation and storage of the device in a small space.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention will be more fully described. hereinafter, and will be more par ticularly pointed out in the claims appended hereto.

In the drawings, refer to like or corresponding out the several views,

Fig. l is a vertical sectional view of an improved tie rack constructed according to the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary elevation of the base and a portion of the standard;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view through the locking device;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary vertical sectional wherein like symbols parts through- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 1., 1922. Serial No. 514,020.

view through the top portion of the stand.- ard and arms with the latter in raised position and the covering in place;

F 5 is a side elevation of the device in display position; and,

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary top plan view thereof.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 designates a tubular standard which is erected upon a suitably heavy base 2 and is made near its open end with a bulge portion 3 in which are pivoted as at 4- a number of arms 5 having downturned hooks 6 on their outer ends for holding neckties or like articles. The arms are provided with tail pieces 7 which extend inwardly into the bulge portion 3 and have upturned inner ends engaging beneath a flange 8 turned outwardly from the upper end of a tubular rod 9 lying within the tubular standard 1 and being free to move up and down therein.

The rod 9 is preferably fitted frictionally within the standard so that it will remain in either upper or lower position. The weight of the arms 5 will also tend to lift the rod. 9 to the upper position shown in Fig. 1. The lower end of the tubular rod 9 is provided with foot pieces 10 and 11 which project outwardly through slots 12 and 13 made in the standard near the base. These slots are L-shaped as indicated in Fig. 2 with angular portions 14 and 15 turned inopposite directions so as to receive the foot pieces 1.0 and 11 when turned thereinto.

A fabric or other covering 16 is drawn within the upper end of the tubular stand ard 1 and is secured at a central point as indicated at 17 to a cord or cable 18 having its lower end secured in the eye 19 of a plunger 20, afiixcd to the upper end of a coil spring 21. The latter spring is contained within the tubular rod 9 at its lower portion and is affixed to the rod as indicated at 22.

In the bulged portion 8 are provided slots 23 to permit of the swinging movement of the arms 5. Also a slot 24 is made in the upper portion of the tubular rod 9 to receive a locking dog 25 pivoted at 26 in a slot 27 of the tubular standard 1 and having a handle 28 projecting on the exterior of the standard by which the dog 25 may be re eased from engagement with the plunger 20 which it engages. A locking pawl 29 is and 6 with the arms also formed upon the dogv25 to take against the inner wall of the standard to prevent further downward swinging of the dog.

In the use of the device, the parts are normally in the condition shown in Figs. 1, outspread and holding articles of merchandise on display. However at closing time, either one or the foot pieces 10 or 11 may be depressed by the foot of an attendant in the store and partially rotated so as to cause the foot pieces to lie in the angular portions 14 and 15 of the slots. The rod 9 will thus be held in the lower position.

When the rod 9 is thus lowered, the flange 8 will depress the tail pieces 7 and consequently raise the arms 5 in substantially the position indicated in Fig. 4. The cover 16, which projects partiall out of the standard, is then grasped and litted out of the standard, and in doing so the coil spring 21 is extended until the plunger 20 passes the dog 25. The plunger may then be released and on its return it will engage the dog 2'5 in the manner shown in Fig. 3 thus holding the spring extended and permitting of the cover being spread over and about the ties and the arms 5 as shown in Fig. 4:.

At opening time, the next morning, the clerk may merely swing the hand piece 28 downwardly to cause disengagement of the dog 25 from the plunger 20. The spring 21 will then pull the fabric within the standard and the arms 5 may be lowered by partially rotating the foot pieces 10 and 11 to cause disengagement with the angle portions of the slots in the lower portion of the standard. The weight of the arms 5, and possibly of the merchandise carried thereby, will cause the descent of the arms and the raising of the tubular rod.

It wil1 be appreciated from the foregoing that I have provided an exceedingly compact rack for merchandise which will preserve the articles from dust and which may be shipped within a comparatively small space. 1

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of construction and design of the above specifically described embodiment of this invention without departing stricted only by the scope of the "following claims.

W hat is claimed is:

1. A tie rack and cover comprising supporting means, pivoted arms thereon for holding'merchandise,means for holding said arms, anda cover carried within the supporting means and adapted to be spread over the arms and articles carried thereby.

2. A tie rack and cover comprising a base, a tubular standard thereon, arms pivoted in said standard, means within the standard for raising said arms, and a cover also normally within the standard for being spread about said arms.

3. A tie rack and cover comprising a base, a tubular standard thereon, arms pivoted in the standard and having portions extending within the standard, a frictionally reciprocating rod in the standard adapted to co-v operate with the portions of the arms within the standard to raise said arms, and a cover adapted to be spread over-said arms.

i. A rack and cover of the character described comprising a base, a tubular standard thereon, arms pivoted in said standard, a :frictionally reciprocating and rotating rod in the standard adapted to raise said arms and having means cooperating with the standard to hold the rod in a lower position, a cover within the upper portion of the standard, spring means in the standard for holding the cover therein, and a latch for holding the spring means extended.

EM NUnUo. GOLDSMITH.

from the spirit thereor, such changes and modifications being re- 

